rolls up

present tense third-person singular of roll up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rolls up More G-men arrive as the three find their way outside, and our heroes appear to be trapped until an unlikely ally rolls up in a minivan, urging them to get in. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026 Wherever two fluids slide past each other at different speeds, the boundary between them buckles, then curls, then rolls up into vortexes. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 Each one rolls up to the same corporate parent in upstate New York. Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 23 July 2026 The tent rolls up to a size of roughly 11 x 4 in (28 x 10 cm) for packing. New Atlas, 18 July 2026 The material itself is soft, breathable, and machine washable for easy cleaning, and the pillow rolls up into a convenient carrying pouch that can be clipped onto your personal item for easy access. Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026 As a delivery truck backs up to the loading dock of a warehouse on a 1,000-acre apple farm in LaFayette, New York, a worker rolls up the door to the cargo area, revealing 35 three-foot-tall bags filled with 5,000 pounds of weed. Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 Jason Momoa rolls up on a Harley-Davidson motorbike to a photocall for Supergirl in London on June 18. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 Increasingly, luxury groups are questioning whether pure visibility is enough, and how to create longevity after the festival rolls up the red carpet. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolls up
Verb
  • Leaders should ask whether a new location grows the customer base, deepens existing relationships, or increases purchase frequency or spending enough to offset channel substitution.
    Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But the price of doing so is constantly rising, as technology increases the range and magnitude of horrible possibilities.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Junior quarterback Dalton Hastings, a transfer last year from San Clemente, rises from the junior varsity level to team with some intriguing skill players.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That figure rises to 42 percent among Gen Z and millennials, compared with 22 percent among Gen X and older respondents.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Flora started as a set of professional tools for creatives that accelerates workflows by combining top AI text, image, and video models.
    Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • While rising college-going rates helped university entrants grow to 640,000 over that period, the government projects that number will fall to about 510,000 by 2040 as demographic decline accelerates.
    Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Storm surge, swells and large waves will also be significant hazards irrespective of landfall.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • At closest approach the planet swells in apparent size, revealing dark surface markings, polar ice caps and occasional dust storms.
    Damian Peach, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This new effort expands on individual airline trials to try mitigating contrails across an entire flight corridor.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Under the new partnership, the companies will work together to develop, finance and produce original features, formalizing an ongoing creative relationship as Watch This Ready expands its slate across independent and studio-backed projects.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Rolls up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolls%20up. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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